MHA

MHA (Methodist Homes) is one of the UK’s largest charitable care providers, with a proud 80-year heritage and a mission to help people live later life well. Each year, we support over 18,000 older people across 75 care homes, 59 retirement living communities, and through community-based services that tackle loneliness and isolation. Guided by our values and faith-based heritage, we nurture mind, body, and spirit, delivering sector-leading care supported by innovation, compassion, and a deep commitment to social impact.

Our services are delivered by over 6,000 dedicated staff. more than 2,400 volunteers and enhanced by charitable giving which enables unique offerings such as on-site chaplaincy and music therapy. With an annual income of £283 million and a new five-year strategy, People, Places and Processes: Together as One MHA, we are shaping the future of later life care with ambition, purpose and integrity.

As a Board Member, you will play a central role in MHA’s strategic direction, overseeing good governance, financial stewardship, and risk management. Working closely with our Chair, your fellow Trustees, and the Executive Leadership Team, you will support the delivery of our mission while championing our values of compassionate care, respect and inclusion. Responsibilities include contributing to Board and sub-committee meetings, monitoring strategic objectives, visiting services to understand frontline impact, and ensuring MHA continues to be a sector role model.

We are seeking an experienced, values-driven leader with high levels of integrity to complement our existing Board, we are particularly interested in candidates with executive-level experience as a Chief Financial Officer or an equivalent financial leadership background. We warmly encourage applications from individuals from a broad diversity of backgrounds, reflecting the communities we serve, and people with a passion for improving later life.

This is a voluntary role with reasonable expenses reimbursed. The expected time commitment is approximately 12–18 days per year, including six annual Board meetings (a mix of virtual and in-person), participation in a sub-committee, and occasional task-and-finish groups. The term of office is three years, renewable up to a maximum of nine years.

This is an outstanding opportunity to contribute your expertise to a respected, well-led charity that is transforming care in later life, and to be part of a values-led Board making a genuine difference to thousands of older people.

Interested in helping shape the future of care? Apply here…

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to the MHA on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference RAFMS. Alternatively email Belinda.beck@saxbam.com. Applications should be received by noon on Monday 17 November 2025.